quarantine
noun
quar·an·tine
| \ ˈkwȯr-ən-ˌtēn
, ˈkwär-\
, ˈkwär-\
Definition of quarantine
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a period of 40 days
2a
: a term during which a ship arriving in port and suspected of carrying contagious disease is held in isolation from the shore
b
: a regulation placing a ship in quarantine
c
: a place where a ship is detained during quarantine
3a
: a restraint upon the activities or communication of persons or the transport of goods designed to prevent the spread of disease or pests
b
: a place in which those under quarantine are kept
4
: a state of enforced isolation
quarantine
verb
quarantined;
quarantining
Definition of quarantine (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to detain in or exclude by quarantine
2
: to isolate from normal relations or communication
quarantine an aggressor
: to establish or declare a quarantine
Examples of quarantine in a Sentence
Noun
The infected people were put into quarantine. The cows will be kept in quarantine for another week. The dog was put under quarantine.Verb
The hospital quarantined the infected patients. The dog was immediately quarantined.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Prior to their release on the lake, they were kept in quarantine and examined by a veterinarian, who thought one was just a smaller male, Wallace said. — Ryan Gillespie, orlandosentinel.com, "Orlando thought it received two male swans. It turns out one, who died, was female.," 7 Aug. 2019 The men would then spend the next 18 days in quarantine at the Manned Spacecraft Center, later renamed the Johnson Space Center in Clear Lake. — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, "Vintage photos show Clear Lake 50 years ago, when NASA first put a man on the moon," 24 July 2019 People watched the launch, the landing, the crew banter onboard in zero gravity, the mighty splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, the crew in quarantine, and then the celebratory parade in New York City. — Anna Goldwater Alexander, WIRED, "The World Watched Apollo 11 Unfold—Together," 16 July 2019 Guards nonetheless placed Barrientos in quarantine for two months. — Justin Rohrlich, Quartz, "ICE is struggling to contain spread of mumps in its detention centers," 3 June 2019 During the brief period early in 2018 when the Gladwin housing unit was under quarantine because of the rash eventually diagnosed as scabies, inmates were directed to paint over the black mold with white paint, Pearson told the Free Press. — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, "State agency does about-face on why women's prison is getting $488,000 fix," 15 July 2019 Some had been locked for three weeks inside the facility, where 15 children were sick with the flu and another 10 were in medical quarantine. — Washington Post, "The Latest: Lawyers want inspections of migrant kid centers," 26 June 2019 Some had been locked for three weeks inside the facility, where 15 children were sick with the flu and another 10 were in medical quarantine. — Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, "Border crisis, immigration: What we know about child detention centers, deportations, the photo," 26 June 2019 Some had been locked for three weeks inside the facility, where 15 children were sick with the flu and another 10 were in medical quarantine. — Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, "8 things to know about the crisis at the US-Mexico border," 26 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Hazmat teams quarantined the area after the possible exposure at 9:24 a.m., and the Santa Clara County Fire Department responded. — Pete Grieve, SFChronicle.com, "Los Altos officers show no symptoms after fentanyl exposure scare," 12 Aug. 2019 This time, health authorities are grappling with more than the difficulty of quarantining and treating people in small villages far from modern medicine, or resistance from frightened people suspicious of outsiders in moon suits. — Dallas News, "Amid a new outbreak, book revisits Ebola's ravages," 5 Aug. 2019 The animals are sprayed with a pesticide and quarantined. — John Maccormack, ExpressNews.com, "Deadly fever ticks are infesting border cattle herds," 2 Aug. 2019 Three weeks before liftoff, Warden recalled, astronauts were quarantined to help them avoid exposure to illness-causing germs — or at least that's what was supposed to happen. — Adam Gorfain, NBC News, "Apollo 15 astronaut says humans must go 'way beyond Mars' to settle in space," 31 July 2019 Preston tells us, referring to the area where Ebola patients are hastily quarantined. — Matt Mccarthy, USA TODAY, "'Hot Zone' writer Richard Preston revisits Ebola virus in ominous 'Crisis in the Red Zone'," 22 July 2019 At least one 16-year-old Guatemalan migrant died after being diagnosed with flu and quarantined at Weslaco. — Molly Hennessy-fiske, latimes.com, "Why are migrants getting sick or dying on the border?," 8 July 2019 Toddlers quarantined in a 8x10’ room sleeping on the floor w/the flu. — Catherine Kim, Vox, "“People drinking out of toilets”: AOC and other Democrats share details from their Texas border facility tour," 2 July 2019 Officials sealed and quarantined the house after Skripal and his daughter were found unconscious elsewhere in the town of Salisbury on March 4, CNN reported. — Avi Selk, Washington Post, "Russia claims a poisoned spy’s dead cat and guinea pigs hold clues to British conspiracy," 6 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'quarantine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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quarantine
noun
English Language Learners Definition of quarantine
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the period of time during which a person or animal that has a disease or that might have a disease is kept away from others to prevent the disease from spreading
: the situation of being kept away from others to prevent a disease from spreading
quarantine
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of quarantine (Entry 2 of 2)
: to keep (a person or animal) away from others to prevent a disease from spreading : to put or keep (a person or animal) in quarantine
See the full definition for quarantine in the English Language Learners Dictionary
quarantine
noun
quar·an·tine
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Kids Definition of quarantine
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: isolation of people, animals, or things (as plants) out of a certain area to prevent the spread of disease or pests
2
: a period during which a person or animal with a contagious disease is isolated
3
: a place (as a hospital) where a person or animal with a contagious disease is isolated
quarantine
verb
quarantined;
quarantining
Kids Definition of quarantine (Entry 2 of 2)
: to put or hold in isolation to prevent the spread of disease or pests
The infected patient was quarantined.
quarantine
noun
quar·an·tine
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Medical Definition of quarantine
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